2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions And Occupations
Article 220. Dentists and Dental Hygienists
Section 12-220-409. Inactive dental or dental hygienist license.
(1) Any person licensed to practice dentistry or dental hygiene pursuant to this article 220 may apply to the board to be transferred to an inactive status. The licensee must submit an application in the form and manner designated by the board. The board may grant inactive status by issuing an inactive license or deny the application for any of the causes set forth in section 12-220-201.
(2) Any person applying for a license under this section must:
Provide an affidavit to the board that the applicant, after a date certain, will notpractice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state unless the applicant is issued a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene pursuant to subsection (5) of this section;
Pay the license fee as authorized pursuant to section 12-20-105; and
Comply with any financial responsibility or professional liability insurance requirements established by the board pursuant to sections 12-220-307 and 13-64-301 (1)(a), as applicable.
The inactive status must be plainly indicated on the face of any inactive license certificate issued under this section.
The board may take disciplinary action pursuant to sections 12-220-202 to 12-220206 against any person licensed under this section for any act committed while the person was licensed pursuant to this article 220.
Any person licensed under this section who wishes to resume the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene must file an application in the form and manner the board designates, pay the license fee promulgated by the board pursuant to section 12-20-105, and meet the financial responsibility requirements or the professional liability insurance requirements established by the board pursuant to sections 12-220-307 and 13-64-301 (1)(a), as applicable. The board may approve the application and issue a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene or may deny the application for any of the causes set forth in section 12-220-201.
Source: L. 2020: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 20-1056), ch. 64, p. 249, § 1, effective September 14.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-220-120 as it existed prior to 2020. 12-220-410. Retired dental and dental hygienist licenses. (1) Any person licensed to practice dentistry or dental hygiene pursuant to this article 220 may apply to the board for retired licensure status. The application must be in the form and manner designated by the board. The board may grant retired licensure status by issuing a retired license, or it may deny the application if the licensee has been disciplined for any of the causes set forth in section 12-220201.
(2) Any person applying for a license under this section must:
Provide an affidavit to the board stating that, after a date certain, the applicant willnot practice dentistry or dental hygiene, will no longer earn income as a dentist or dental hygiene administrator or consultant, and will not perform any activity that constitutes practicing dentistry or dental hygiene pursuant to sections 12-220-305, 12-220-503, and 12-220-504 unless the applicant is issued a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene pursuant to subsection (5) of this section; and
Pay the license fee authorized by section 12-20-105, which fee must not exceed fiftydollars.
The retired status of a licensee must be plainly indicated on the face of any retiredlicense certificate issued under this section.
The board may take disciplinary action pursuant to sections 12-220-202 to 12-220206 against any person licensed under this section for an act committed while the person was licensed pursuant to this article 220.
Any person licensed under this section may apply to the board for a return to activelicensure status by filing an application in the form and manner the board designates, paying the appropriate license fee established pursuant to section 12-20-105, and meeting the financial responsibility requirements or the professional liability insurance requirements established by the board pursuant to sections 12-220-307 and 13-64-301 (1)(a), as applicable. The board may approve the application and issue a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene or may deny the application if the licensee has been disciplined for any of the causes set forth in section 12220-201.
A dentist or dental hygienist on retired status may provide dental or dental hygieneservices on a voluntary basis to the indigent if the retired dentist or dental hygienist provides the services on a limited basis and does not charge a fee for the services. A retired dentist or dental hygienist providing voluntary care pursuant to this subsection (6) is immune from any liability resulting from the voluntary care the retired dentist or dental hygienist provided.
Source: L. 2020: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 20-1056), ch. 64, p. 250, § 1, effective September 14.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-220-121 as it existed prior to 2020.
